Nordstrom was a simple man   Who had some non-conformist plan   To save his ass      Every night he danced alone   And blotted out the monotone   That was his past      He packs his bag of mysteries   And leaves the lonely memories   Where they belong      They came and went so easily   This rising tide identity   Sings like a song   Let's sing      Lage Nom Ai Nom Ai   When you know that life is just a game   Lage Nom Ai Nom Ai   He's the man who gave up his own name      In the roll of the cosmic dice   You win one heart and lose it twice   Before you know      Love is fine until you taste   This melancholy bouillabaisse   Called letting go      Lage Nom Ai Nom Ai   When you know that life is just a game   Lage Nom Ai Nom Ai   Hey, he's the man who gave up his own name      He moved on up to old Bean town   And summered on the Vineyard Sound   To pass the day      Island hopping, Crab Key bound   Tendin' bar he thinks he's found   A better way      Now we're back where we belong   Without a clue and still without   A master plan      Incident or accident   It all depends on if you're meant   To understand      Lage Nom Ai Nom Ai   When you know that life is just a game   Lage Nom Ai Nom Ai   He's the man who gave up his own name   He's the man who gave up his own name      Eah, 'ol Nordstrom's gone, checked out   Readin' all kind of books   Listenin' to that wild Caribbean music   He wiped himself out of his own computer      He's the man who gave up his own name   He's gone